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Index. A. Abrotanella, New Species of, 418 Abrotanella, Remarks on the Genus, 418 Agricultural Department, On the Establishment of an, 625, 691, 698 America, On the Ancient Relations between New Zealand and, 431 Amphipoda of New Zealand, 258 Animal Intelligence, 349, 691 Apteryx maxima, 91 Aptornis, Notes on the Genus, 175 Araneæ, New Species of, 230, 253 Araneidæ, Catalogue of New Zealand, 220 Ascidians of the North Shore Reef, 305 Atomic Theory, On Stereo-chemistry in relation to, 697 Auckland Institute, xvi., 702, 707, 708, 732 Auckland Volcanoes, 366 Australasian Association for Advancement of Science, 723, 724 Australian Orchids in New Zealand, 425 Avifauna (Extinct) of New Zealand, 185 B. Bakewell, R. H., M.D., 634 Bartley, E., 707 Beal, L. O., 712. Birds, Extinction of Native, 713 Birds of New Zealand, 64, 75, 91 Birds, Reserves for Native, 713 Black, Sidney, 723 Blight-destruction, 698 Boltenia pachydermatina, On the Structure of, 334 Botanical Papers, 387 Botany of New Zealand, Notes on, 400 Boulders in the Port Hills, Nelson, Note on, 365 Brake - Fins: Proposed Appliance for the Better Handling of Ocean Steamers, 641 Branchellion, On a Species of, 714 Broun, Captain T., F.E.S., 705, 706 Brown, Professor F.D., 702 Buller, Sir W. L., K.C.M.G., F.R.S., 64, 75, 91 Bumble-bee in New Zealand, 721 C. Campbell, Dr. J. L., 706 Cancer in Fish, 201 Canterbury, Foundation and Settlement of, 713 Canterbury, Geology of South, 693 Canterbury, Philosophical Institute of, xvii., 709, 711, 735 Carex, Notes on the Genus, 413 Carlile, W. W., 349, 644 Chapman, F.R., 479, 713 Cheeseman, T. F., F.L.S., 409, 413 Chilton, C., M.A., B.Sc., 258 Coal-measures of New Zealand, Geology of, 688 Coal: Prospects of finding it on the Shores of the Waitemata, 380 Coccididæ, 1 Colenso, W., F.R.S., F.L.S., 387, 394, 398, 400, 445, 468 Coleoptera, New Species of, 705, 706 Composite Ascidians of the North Shore, Auckland, 305 Crescent Shadows, 722 D. Demonstration and Necessary Truth, 644 Dog, The Native, of New Zealand, 540 Dujardinia, 714 Dunedin, Volcanic Appearances in, 712 Dunedin Water-supply, 713

E. Earthquakes in New Zealand, 1891, 729 Earthquake of 24th June, 1891, 574 Earthquake of 5th July, 1891, in Cook Strait, 577 Earthquakes near Wanganui, 569 Evans, W.P., M.A., Ph.D., 697 F. Farm, The: Winter Pasture, 628 Ferns, 721 Ferns, New Species of, 394 Ferrets: their Effect on the Avifäuna, 699, 713 Field, H. C., 558, 561, 569 Fish, Cancer in, 201 Fishes of New Zealand, 202 Flax, Cloth made from New Zealand, 723 Flora of New Zealand, Recent Additions to, 409 Flycatcher, English Spotted, in New Zealand, 710 Foliated Rocks of Otago, 359 Forbes, H. O., 185, 190, 192, 198 Forel, Professor A., M.D., 303 Formicidæ, A New Genus of, 303 G. Geological Papers, 359 Geology of South Canterbury, 693 Geyser-action at Rotorua, 579 Gibbons, Professor F. B. de M., 715 Gizzard-stones of Moa, 172 Goyen, P., F.L.S., 253 Greenstone, On the Working of, by the Maoris, 479. H. Hamilton, A., 172, 175, 714 Hawke's Bay Philosophical Institute, xviii., 717, 722, 738 Hawke's Bay Rainfall, Influence of the Ruahine Mountains on, 721 Hector, Sir J., K.C.M.G., F.R.S., 688, 693, 696 Hepaticæ, New Species of, 398 Hill, H., B.A., F.G.S., 603, 717 Hocken, Dr., 713 Hogben, G., M.A., 574, 577 Horse-fly, Notice of the, 696 Hudson, G. V., F.E.S., 354 Hutton, Professor F. W., 93, 359, 365, 710 Hypnotism, 709 I. Ileodictyon, Growth of, 712 India, The Native Press of, 721 Insects, Instinct in, 354, 694 Insect Pests and their Enemies, 696 Instinct in Insects, 354, 694 Isopoda of New Zealand, 258 K. Kaikouras, Geology of the, 693 Kauri Timber: its Durability, 706, 707 Kirk, T., F.L.S., 418, 423, 425, 429, 478 Kiwi, Stewart Island, 91 Koch and his Work, 706 Koch's Tuberculine, 721, 724 Koebele, Mr. A., and his Study of Blight-destroyers, 696 L. Laing, R. M., M.A., B.Sc., 709 Land Mollusca of New Zealand, 270, 303 Language and the Cow, 722 Language and Water, 722 Lepidoptera, New Species of, 216 M. Malfroy, C., C.E., 579 Mammalian Ovum, Structure of the, 712 Mantell, The late Dr. G. A., F.R.S.: Strictures on Remarks in the Quarterly Review regarding his Connection with the First Discovery of Moa-bones, 468 Maori - English Lexicon, by E. Tregear, noticed, 700 Maori Bone Pendants from Otago, 714 Maori Relics at Parua Bay, Whangarei, Discovery of, 704 Maoris, Reminiscences of the Ancient, 445 McKay, A., 693 Maskell, W. M., F.R.M.S., 1, 625, 696, 697 Melicope simplex, On the Cleistogamic Flowers of, 416 Meteorology of New Zealand, 727 Meyrick, E., B.A., F.Z.S., 216 Millar, A. J., 704 Miscellaneous Papers, 431 Mistletoe, A New, 429 Moa-bones, Discoveries of, 558

Moa-bones, Notes regarding the First Discovery of, 468 Moa Gizzard-stones, 172 Moas of New Zealand, History and Classification of the, 93 Mollusca of New Zealand, 270, 279, 283 Mollusca wrongly attributed to New Zealand, 281 Moth-destruction, 630, 699 Muscicapa grisola, 710 N. Nelson, Note on Boulders at, 365 Nelson Philosophical Society, xix., 723, 724, 739 Nephrite, On the Working of, by the Maoris, 479 Nesonetta aucklandica, 705 New Plants from Port Nicholson, 423 New Zealand and South America, On the Ancient Relations between, 431 New Zealand Botany, Thoughts and Notes on, 400 New Zealand Institute, Governors of, xiii. New Zealand Institute, History of, 681 New Zealand Institute, Honorary Members of, 730 New Zealand Institute, Incorporated Societies of, xvi. New Zealand Institute, Ordinary Members of, 731 New Zealand Institute: Report, 679 New Zealand Institute, Rules of, xiii. New Zealand, The Native Dog of, 540 New Zealand, Views of Old, 691 Ngauruhoe Volcano, 603 Nott, J. T., M.A., 305 O. Orchids of Australia in New Zealand, 425 Otago, Foliated Rocks of, 359 Otago Institute, xvii., 712, 715, 736 P. Park, J., F.G.S., 380, 384, 386 Parker, Professor T. J., F.R.S., 712, 713, 714 Pasteur, Koch, and their Work, 706 Phillips, Coleman, 630 Pinckney, Mr., 721 Plants, New, 387, 409, 429 Platycercus erythrotis, 190 Political Economy, The Rise and Development of, 715 Proceedings of Societies, 685 R. Railway to Rotorua described, 591 Regalecus, On a Species of, 192 Reserves for Native Birds, 703 Rotorua, Geyser-action at, 579 Rotorua Railway and District, Description of, 591 Ruahine Mountains: their Influence on the Rainfall of Hawke's Bay, 721. Ruapehu and Ngauruhoe described, 603 S. Salmon attacked by Cancer, 201 Salmon caught at Aparima, 688 Sand-dunes, On the Shifting of, 561, 690 Scott, Professor, 201 Seals of New Zealand, 198, 710 Sea-bear, On the Anatomy of a, 198 Sea-fishes, Notes on, 202 Ships, The Stability of, 653 Shrewsbury, Hugh, M.A., 366 Silver, Occurrence of Native, at Thames, 386 Southland Institute, xviii. Spencer, Dr., 721 Spiders, 220, 230, 253 Stability of Ships, 653 Status quo: An Explanation regarding the First Discovery of Moabones, 468 Steamers, Description of Proposed Appliance for Better Handling of, 641 Stereo-chemistry, 697 Stewart, J., C.E., 591 St. John, The late Lieutenant-Colonel, 478 Stuart, Right Rev. Dr., 721 Suter, H., 270, 279, 281, 283, 286 Suter, Right Rev. Dr., 723 Swordfish, Fossil, 713 T. Thames, Occurrence of Native Silver at, 386 Thames, Occurrence of Native Zinc at Hape Creek, 384

Thomas, Professor A. P., F.L.S., 706 Thomson, G. M., F.L.S., 202, 416, 713 Tongariro described, 603 Tregear, E., F.R.G.S., 687, 700 Truth, Mill on Demonstration and Necessary, 644, 689 Tuberculine, 721, 724 U. Urquhart, A. T., 220, 230 V. Vaccination: Is it expedient to make it compulsory? 634, 705 Volcanic Appearances in Dunedin, 712 Volcanoes at Auckland, 366 Volcanoes of Ngauruhoe and Tongariro, 603 Von Jhering, Dr. H., 431 W. Waitemata, Prospects of finding Coal at, 380 Walsh, Rev. P., 641 Watt, J., M.A., 334 Wanganui Earthquakes, 569 Wellington Philosophical Society, xvi., 687, 700, 731 Westland Institute, xviii., 716, 737 Whakatane, Tradition respecting the Original Maori Inhabitants of, 478 Whangarei, Discovery of Maori Relics at, 704 White, Taylor, 540, 722 Wilkinson, J. B., M.A., 628 Winter Pasture and its Grazing, 628 Withy, E., 653 Z. Zinc, Occurrence of Native, at Thames, 384 Zoological Papers, 1